church rock uranium mill spill
The Church Rock uranium mill spill refers to a hazardous incident that occurred on July 16, 1979, near Church Rock, New Mexico, in the United States. It involved the release of large amounts of radioactive waste into the nearby Puerco River due to the rupture of a tailings dam at a uranium mill facility. This event is considered one of the largest radioactive contamination accidents in the history of the US mining industry.
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